Proximate factors determining age and mass at fledging in Rhinoceros Auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata): Intra- and interyear variations

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 452-462

  Deguchi, Tomohiro ^a,c   Takahashi, Akinori ^b   Watanuki, Yutaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c YAMASHINA INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIRD; BODY MASS; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING;

AVES; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; RHINOCEROS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942627925     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/121.2.452     Document Type: Article

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